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My favorite method of short-term energy storage at scale is to use excess energy during non-peak times to pump water uphill, back into a reservoir. The topolog
by jewel 12y ago
My favorite method of short-term energy storage at scale is to use excess energy during non-peak times to pump water uphill, back into a reservoir. The topology has to be right for it (and obviously it requires there to be plenty of excess water), but it's a simple method to smooth out peak demand.
- ableal 12y agoIt gets expensive, in direct and environmental costs, when you end up building additional small dams just for that. Around here those costs were quietly palmed off on consumers, while the virtues of wind power were being sung.